Example sentences of "he 'd recently " in BNC.

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1 Then , during the afternoon he put in a personal appearance at three of the funeral parlours that he 'd recently acquired for the company as part of his new expansion programme .
2 I 'd chosen Jenkins because he 'd recently got the sack and no-one was likely to run into him .
3 There was a look about him , as if he 'd recently returned from the Front .
4 His damp hair was slicked back as if he 'd recently been for a swim or taken a shower .
5 Jonathon Newby was stabbed in the heart on Saturday outside the Homeless hostel in Oxford where he 'd recently started working .
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